OPELIKA, Alabama -- Martez Antavious Heard, of Auburn, has been identified as the 20-year-old motorcyclist that was killed in an accident on Pepperell Parkway on Tuesday, according to the Opelika Police Department.

A statement from the Opelika Police Department says the motorcyclist collided with a 18-wheeler as the truck was making a left turn.

The truck driver, Derrick Dion Whipple, 39, of College Park, Ga., was not injured.

Heard was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Alcohol is not considered to be a factor.